Noel Long to appeal conviction for murder of Cork woman

The trial made legal history as the oldest murder prosecution in the history of the State

Noel Long was convicted of Nora Sheehan's murder this month and was given the mandatory life sentence. File picture: Collins Courts

A sex offender who was jailed for life this month for the murder of a mother-of-three 42 years ago in Cork is appealing his conviction for her murder.

Noel Long’s legal team has lodged an appeal against his conviction for the murder of Nora Sheehan, whose body was found bruised and mostly naked in woods outside Innishannon in 1981.